>> thanks to the panel. thanks for watching. i'm brooke baldwin. now to carol costello. >> good morning. i'm carol costello. stories we're watching right now in the "newsroom." mass chaos in kentucky. take a look at this. neighbors screaming and running with cover. police race with guns drawn. how an argument went so wrong and video of what happened after. you have to like history in the making. the facebook frenzy is about to become one of america's largest public companies and mark

zuckerberg will become one of the richest men in the world. would you want to leave the results of an election up to a coin toss? doesn't sound like a viable option, does it? turns out it is. we'll take you down to texas. a flick of the wrist will decide an election there. it may look like your grandfather's 1960s rocket but it ain't. an insider look at the next frontier at intergalactic travel. are you ready to friend facebook? in the next hour investors will get their first chance to buy a piece of the social media empire. the most talked about initial public offering in years. alison kosik is at the nasdaq market site where the buzz is building. hi, alison. >> yes. consider this the super bowl of market events. facebook will open up its shares

to the public for the public to buy today. in the next couple of hours. there's been a lot of hype with this. the question is will facebook live up to the hype? i'm going to talk about all of this in a bit with you. >> can't wait. thank you. we want to get right to this big break in mississippi. police have now arrested a suspect in the killing of two motorists both alongside desolate stretches of highway. authorities warned shooter could be posing as a cop. ed lavandera is in dallas. ed, what was the key break in the investigation and who is the suspect? >> reporter: well, according to mississippi authorities, tuesday authorities in the northwest corner of mississippi south of memphis, tennessee, get a call of a disturbance in an apartment. when they get there, they find a woman who is alleging she's been raped by a 28-year-old man by the name of james willie. as investigators are handling

that scene and that situation, they come across what they say is his .9 millimeter handgun and they do ballistic testing on that handgun and it connects that gun to two deadly shootings along highways in that northwest corner of mississippi we've been talking about for several days that happened last week. authorities say that handgun has been connected to that. they have arrested james willie and they say that they will file murder charges against him in connection with those deadly shootings in northwest mississippi last week. >> so what do we know about this guy? >> reporter: we don't know much at this point. remember early on in a lot of what raised fear for many people is that police and investigators had thrown out the possibility -- they didn't know this for sure but perhaps whoever the culprit was might be acting as a police officer. the two people killed were gunned down in early morning hours trying to figure out why they would have stopped or been able to be confronted by a

shooter in those early hours. they had the possibility that perhaps this person was acting as a police officer pulling up behind them. authorities now tell us they do not believe that is what happened in this situation. in terms of motive and exactly how this person they believe pulled off these murders isn't clear at this point or at least they're not sharing. authorities there in mississippi are supposed to hold a press conference with perhaps more details what they've been able to learn in their talks with james willie might be shared at that point. that's expected in the next few hours. >> ed lavandera, thanks so much. people run for their lives when shots ring out in a louisville neighborhood. listen to this. you don't see video like that often. this happened right in front of police while they were investigating another crime scene. earlier two men were shot and killed, two went to the hospital and afterwards police showed up. a big crowd gathered. two women get into this argument

and one allegedly shot and killed the other. police eventually arrested her. the mayor of louisville announced there will be extra police patrol in the area for weeks. also this morning, we have a clear image of the moments just before and just after the killing of trayvon martin. here's a quick check of some of the evidence released by investigators. these are the last known images of trayvon martin. there you see him inside a convenience store wearing the hoodie and buying skittles and iced tea and of course those things would become icons in future protests. the teenager had marijuana residue in his system at the time. fast forward to the minutes after the killing. these police photos show the injuries to the shooter, george zimmerman. investigators note an apatiepary broken nose and cuts to the back of his head. zimmerman said he struggled and we're hearing the investigators conversation with zimmerman's father. he says audio recordings of the

911 calls captured his son's panic screams for someone to come to his aid. >> the 911 and the other tapes were played for the martin family and they identified that as their son crying for help. that is absolutely, positively george zimmerman. myself, my wife, my family members and friends know that is george zimmerman. there is no doubt who's yelling for help. >> just two weeks after the killing police detectives concluded martin's death was ultimately avoidable if only zimmerman had stayed in his car as 911 dispatchers requested. zimmerman is now charged with second-degree murder. a $2 billion trading loss tarnishes the reputation of one of wall street's brightest stars and today "the wall street journal" is reporting that jamie dimon is the person responsible for putting his firm in harm's

way. approving a trading practice that opened the door to massive losses that the journalists now reporting could hit $5 billion. cnn's legal contributor paul callahan is with me now. i'm sure you read "the wall street journal" article. does this change things at all? jamie dimon with shareholders absolved him. he has a $23 million a year salary and no punishment. should he be punished? >> as you said, he has been the darling superstar of wall street through the entire financial meltdown. he survived and jpmorgan chase was considered to be one of the strongest financial institutions to come out of the financial crisis. and now this "wall street journal" article is really sort of devastating in implicating him directly with knowledge of the trade that was involved. now, what we don't know is whether he acted improperly in

the aftermath of realizing that it was a bad trade. obviously trading judgments are made, investment judgments are made by banks and sometimes you get it right and sometimes you get it wrong. as large as this is, even if it goes to $5 billion, it's a relatively minor amount with respect to jpmorgan chase. they are a huge financial institution. >> an executive did pay a price for this. the woman that instituted the trade has been fired. now we find out from this "wall street journal" article that jamie dimon okayed this kind of trade. he's going to be testifying before a senate committee soon. so what will lawmakers, what kind of questions will lawmakers ask of him now? >> he's going to be called on the carpet because there are two things going on here. one, of course, he's going to be wondering whether he's going to still have a job. anything he says to congress will have a bearing on that. also, last week the fbi in a very unusual announcement said that it was commencing a

criminal investigation of jpmorgan chase. i have to tell you it's unusual because normally the fbi lays back until this thing plays out. it might be a civil suit. a shareholder suit if shareholders lose money but to say you're starting a criminal investigation so early is very unusual. anything that he says to congress would have a bearing on both civil lawsuits and a criminal investigation. he's going to have a very, very important day before a congressional committee. >> so this is far from over. paul, many thanks to you this morning. >> nice being with you, carol. >> nice to have you here. let's get back to the wild morning building on wall street. investors bracing for their first chance to buy stock in the facebook phenomenon and people are putting their money where their mouse is. set price is 38 bucks a share. christine romans is in new york to set the stage. give us some perspective. just how big is this? >> it's a really big ipo, no

question about it. in the end it will rank second and third in size of all ipos probably raising $18.4 billion when it is all said and done valuing the company well over $100 billion. we'll look other big ones we've seen. visa was a big ipo as well. $19.7 billion raised there. you heard visa. used it for years. didn't become a public company until march of 2008. stock price on the first day was $44 a share. gm, another very public name. had to go through bankruptcy. when it came back, it came back with $18 billions raised. $33 a share back in november of 2010. it's best to compare facebook overall with the other companies in its space. google for example is one of these companies that a lot of small investors say i wish i got in on google very early. that stock is up 500% or something since it went public. even more than that. they raised almost $2 billion in

2004. microsoft, look at how bill gates glasses way back in 1986. $21s a share. 61 million raised for that one. apple has been a public company since 1980. it raised 100 million when it went public at a stock price of $22 a share. the interesting thing about this particular ipo is that it is going to value -- facebook is going to be valued as a much bigger company on its first day as a public company than a lot of those other tech companies that then grew into themselves if you will. that's one of the reasons why some people say that it feels a little bubbly to them but don't tell them to the oversubscribed investors who are willing to pay whatever it takes to get a piece of the action today. >> it feels bubbly? so a question for you down the line, and what everyone wants to know, is it worth buying or should you just wait?

>> ryan mack and a dozen other people that i talk to and quote say for you and me for regular people just wait. he says wait a month just see how this thing settles out here. just for journalistic purposes, i've been on the phone three different times this morning with etrade after having tried to place just a little tiny order. won't even let you go in and place an order on there. in the role of individual investors, i can't get an agent on the phone. it might be -- you might not be able to get it at all today. just my advice is wait. >> i'll take it. not that i can really do anything but i'll take it. christine romans, thanks so much. >> no choice but to wait. >> stay with us for in-depth coverage at the bottom of the hour we'll go to wall street for opening bell and then a look at the facebook mom. the company's chief operating officer. we'll keep a close eye on markets as big moment approaches. that's expected around 11:00 eastern and you'll see it live here on cnn. a man fires a gun at a

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it is 15 minutes past the hour. time to check our top stories. investors eyes are on facebook as it goes public. will they like it after day one of trading on the nasdaq? the social networking giant priced at 38 bucks a share which values the company at roughly $104 approximately. the jury in greensboro, north carolina, deliberating this morning. edwards was not called to the stand nor was the other star witness, his mistress, rielle hunter. edwards is accused of using campaign contributions to hide his affair with her. if convicted, edwards faces 30 years in prison. check out this video out of portland. an aerial crew was covering this condo fire when a firefighter falls through the roof. you'll see it momentarily.

we're hearing -- just scary. we're hearing that the firefighter is doing just fine this morning. two other firefighters suffered minor injuries. in atlanta police are continuing their search for the man who took aim at a school bus this week terrifying students and parents and prompting officials to escort buses through a local subdivision. george howell is in hampton, georgia, where this all happened. george, talked to parents this morning. what are they telling you? >> reporter: carol, good morning. parents obviously are getting some relief this morning and again this is the last day of school here in the clayton county school district. getting some relief knowing this is happening. you see police set up here in the neighborhood. that is giving some relief and all morning we saw a very heavy police presence. we saw patrol cars escorting buses throughout the neighborhood and even saw a helicopter in the air. even seemed like there were more police patrols on the streets than people driving this

morning. that is giving people some relief. all of this again is a result of what happened, what people saw on monday. two witnesses say that they saw someone who was on the ground pointing a rifle at a school bus. one of those witnesses yelled at the suspect. the person took off. another witness chased him. we confirmed with police that the suspect pulled a handgun and fired one shot that missed. again, this situation creating a great deal of concern in this community in hampton. i spoke to a few people this morning who again say they are happy to see police on the job on this. take a listen. >> it's a sad situation because it's the last week of school and the kids have been exposed to this. i feel sorry that someone would do that to innocent children. don't know what the intentions were but just feel sorry. >> reporter: as a parent just to know this was reported in this neighborhood, in your neighborhood, what goes through your mind?

>> scared. nothing like this has ever happened before. a little nervous. i have two kids in the clayton county school system. just a little nervous and scared. >> reporter: it's also important to point out that when this suspect, when he took off, he dropped the rifle. police recovered the rifle. also dropped a notebook or notes that had bus routes, bus numbers on it. police obviously are looking into that. they believe that the suspect is between 18 and 23 years old and they don't have a clear description yet to put out but they are looking for any information for someone who may know who this person could be, carol. >> george howell reporting live from clayton county, georgia. thanks so much. mitt romney's trek along the campaign trail is taking him to the 2012 version of the bridge to nowhere. i'll explain what it is and why romney is going there.

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presidency be like? day one, president romney immediately approves the keystone pipeline creating thousands of jobs. >> you get a taste of that. also today mitt romney has found his bridge to nowhere. it's not in alaska but in new hampshire. romney will be campaigning in hillsboro today near the sawyer bridge. it's an historic bridge originally built in the 1800s and now restored to its former glory. thing is the bridge leads to nowhere. it's not open to traffic. it's now part of a city park. you guessed it, the bridge was restored with $150,000 in federal stimulus money something romney will no doubt say was a waste of taxpayer money. now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the question for you this morning, if you could change something about facebook, what would it be? we love facebook because it gives us direct access to you,

something we never had in a past. i can have a conversation with you in realtime. still, we all wonder what facebook's initial public offering will mean. now mark zuckerberg will have to answer not just to himself but to shareholders. facebook is expected to haul in $16 billion when it sells its stock today. if you're kicking yourself because you can't buy in, look on the bright side. >> some business news. this week investors will be able to buy shares of facebook stock if the first time ever. now it's great. you can lose all your money in the same place you lost all your time. >> not everybody. on "the view" president obama says his daughters don't get on facebook. >> first of all, malia didn't get a known until last year. sasha still doesn't have a known. she's 13. she'll be 14 in july. they don't have a facebook page. part of that obviously is for security. we don't let them watch tv or

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actually, he's doing it remotely. he's in california. he has a button there. it will ring. it's exciting! ring the bell. okay. we're still a minute away. he has this remote button in california. he'll press the button and it will ring on wall street at the new york stock exchange starting the trading day on wall street. let's check in with alison kosik on the floor of the new york stock exchange. alison? >> actually, i'm going to go out of my way here and so everyone knows we're at the nasdaq. this is where the facebook is listed. this is actually where he's remotely ringing the bell. you see all of the excitement. wouldn't you be excited too. you're going to be double the billionaire you were yesterday. that's what you're seeing there in california where facebook is headquartered remotely ringing a

bell for the nasdaq. this is the day that facebook shares will be sold to the public. keep in mind although he's ringing the bell at 9:30 now, it does take time for these newly listed shares to begin trading when they make their public debut. one nasdaq official telling me there's a lot of noise and stocks come out of the gate and start trading. when there's a new ipo, what likes to happen a lot of attention like to be placed on the new ipo and today that is facebook. carol? >> i'm still waiting. they just did it. we missed it. >> just know that it's more ceremonial than anything and you can see mark zuckerberg's face. doesn't he look happy today. >> he does. he's a rich guy. he should look really happy.

>> shares are priced at $38. for the a investor, good luck getting that price. when shares actually begin being traded in an hour, hour and a half tops, you can get that price most likely is going to go higher because for this ipo, a lot of these institutional investors and underwriters took a lot of preorders so the stock actually will begin being traded at that ipo price for those who got in early. >> okay. we'll keep checking back with you at the nasdaq. not at the new york stock exchange. thank you, alison. facebook wouldn't be what it is today if not for a very inspiring 42-year-old mom. the company's coo. think about it. when facebook first came out, she probably couldn't join because it was just for college kids. she's in it now. here's poppy harlow. >> you know the story. mark zuckerberg started facebook in his harvard dorm room.

do you know his right-hand woman and people say facebook wouldn't be where it is today without her. >> i was a really serious geek in high school. it works out. >> shears sheryl sandberg. number two to founder mark zuckerberg. she joined facebook in 2008 taking it from less than 150 million users to more than 900 million today. >> if sheryl hadn't been there, i don't think facebook would go public today. if she came in and basically created the business. she had a month's worth of meetings trying to figure out what business facebook was even in. >> a harvard grad who worked as larry summers chief of staff, she landed next at google where she built the company's ad business. >> sheryl's main contribution was actually figuring out how to go from zero customers in a new channel to figure out how to get billions of dollars and a million customers and built that from scratch. >> reporter: she's so important

to facebook the public filing documents say losing her could harm the company. i interviewed her the day that facebook became profitable. >> we're cash flow positive. >> as a feel that reached close to the top of the corporate ladder, she challenged young women to do the same during her 2011 commencement speech at barnard. >> you are a promise for an equal world where men run half of the homes and women run half institutions would be a much better world. >> for this mother of two, balance is key. >> i walk out of this office every day at 5:30 so i'm home for dinner with my kids at 6:00. >> has she changed the culture at facebook? >> i would say her influence has gone beyond facebook. she's established a new way of doing things. a new culture to aspire to across technology companies. >> she's changed silicon valley? >> absolutely. if you look at oracle or apple, a lot of these companies have a

single leader usually its always been a guy who has a singular vision. we're seeing a shift from ego driven to leadership driven. >> people who know her say washington could be in the cards. >> i told her she should run for president. >> i think sheryl will end up in washington. i honestly think she could some day be president. that's not a joke. >> do you have political aspirations? >> i have aspirations to do something that matters. and rate now i don't think there's much i could do that would matter more than facebook. >> she's already a politician. poppy harlow is live in new york. so i was just wondering what challenges lie ahead for her now that facebook has gone public. >> it's a great question. everyone speaks so glowingly about her and she's been hugely successful. the challenge is this a public company. they're going to have to now respond to call street's wall for higher earnings quarter after quarter and how do you monetize all of the people that

are moving to mobile? they disclosed this in public filing documents a week ago saying ads are not keeping up with the amount of people that are moving to facebook on mobile devices. moving away from the desk top. ultimately it is still mark zuckerberg that controls the company. 50% of voting shares so it's his call but he listens to her closely. you cannot overstate her importance bringing facebook to where it is and if anyone can figure out how to monetize mobile, it is her. she's the one who built google's ad business. it's important when you look at facebook and think of mark zuckerberg, think of the woman sitting right next to him. >> i shall. poppy harlow live in new york for us this morning. other stories we're watching right now in the "newsroom." police in mississippi arrest a suspect in the killing of two motorists on remote stretches of highway. police say when they picked up james willie on unrelated charge, they found handguns used in the killings. authorities feared the killer was posing as a cop to pull over

unsuspected drivers. jurors return to a north carolina courthouse and begin deliberating on the corruption case of john edwards. former presidential candidate is accused illegally funneling campaign money to his mistress. the mother of his child. he could face up to 30 years in prison. president obama heads to camp david today where he will meet with other world leaders for the g-8 summit. nuclear tensions with iran and north korea and deepening economic concerns on the agenda and tapping global oil reserves to push down prices temporarily. sasha baron cohen's movie is causing controversy. >> i highly recommend a visit to the empire state building before you or one of your cousins take it down. >> cohen calls it a comedy. some call the dictator offensive.

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>> sashon baron cohen's new role is stirring up controversy. have you seen the movie? if you haven't, take a look. >> america. the birth place of aids. i am for free press, fair elections and equal rights for women. i can't say that. okay. so the director and co-writer larry charles is out promoting "the dictator" and defending the movie. he's also directed two other sasha baron cohen movies. >> we're always looking for another level. we want movies to be dense so that you can laugh on this level at the silliness but under the surface there's something being said and theme being developed that's an important one and even a serious one that we're trying

to find humor in. even though people will be offended, that's inevitable. you never know what people are going to be offended by or aren't. you can't really let that stop you. >> of course not everyone is laughing. arab organizations are offended by the stereotype portrayed by cohen's character. you have one simple request for hollywood. what is it? >> here's my point. i want to point out i'm not offended about i this movie. i'm a comedian. i offend people. i offend people every week. you want to make a better product. you want to make a movie that's more nuance and less cliche and have americans involved in the process. the movie would be better. this is a rare movie where you have someone playing an arab and arab culture involved and there's no arabs involved behind the camera in front of the

camera. >> why would it be better if arabs played parts in the movie? this is a parity. he's trying to prove a point. dictators are evil i guess. >> right. i have for problem with him playing an arab character. i think our situation is unique in america. we've been through a great deal of challenges that other communities have not. backlash from 9/11 continuing to today. it's just a television show on tv and people protested because no arabs or muslims were playing terrorist in the tv show. that's the unique place we're in. we understand media's power. if you have someone of this involved, you could have sasha baron cohen, how about a co-star that's arab or co-writer that's arab that brings nuance that makes people laugh about something they have not seen before. i've seen the movie. it's not offensive. >> why do you suppose hollywood producers and directors, why aren't they hiring arab actors?

>> excellent point. that's exactly my point. that's why i wrote the article. we're not the only one. two weeks ago i was on talking about ashton kutcher. he put on brown face and played an indian guy and the indian community objected. in america you have to stand up for your rights. i think if we stand up enough, hollywood will realize there are actually funny arabs who are out there and can help and make it a better product. it will not be what you see. a better movie. a funnier movie. it gets laughs. it's not horrible. it's just not as funny as it could be. that's my point. >> just be brutal and tell me the truth. does it get a thumbs up or thumbs down? >> dictator? i give it thumb middle. thumb down seems stereotypical like i say something down. in the middle. >> wimped out on me. >> what do you want me to say? two thumbs up? i can do it with an arabic

accent. it's middle movie. it has good laughs. i'm honestly telling you, it could have been better when i watch the movie. we could add arab culture to it. no problem laughing at ourselves. we laugh at our culture. no problem with that. it will be more original and more authentic and audiences are sophisticated. they want that. silly stuff doesn't sell. the movie won't be a big hit. it will be medium. >> i don't know anyone who has seen it. dean, thank you for being here with us. we appreciate it. >> thanks for having me on. two men, one city council seat. how will this election get decided? with this silver dollar. geget t totogegethther, yoyou u cacameme t to o ththe. bebecacaususe e heherere a at, wewe'r're e ononlyly a abob. fifindndining g yoyou u ththe e isis a allll w we e do. wewelclcomome e toto h hot.

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in alleges over four hours, a city council election will be decided 20 miles west of lubbock. in this case there will not be a runoff. this election will be decided with a coin toss. sounds simple enough, right? not so much. >> reporter: heads or tails? the face of a coin may determine who will fill this empty seat on the city council. it's a 50-50 chance. for bruce mcnair or brian

stuter. >> i sex her back saying can we flip a coin? more of a joke. didn't know if we could do that or not. >> reporter: it turns out they can. >> i didn't want to concede because that would be giving up. certainly spending taxpayers money to do another election was ridiculous thought. the other option was to cast lots as they called it. >> reporter: because of the small population, it's a general law city and operates under state law instead of a city charter. but the flip of a coin isn't as simple as it seems. >> trying to decide how you flip. who calls it, that type of thing, to make sure that everybody will be made happy at the end of this whole deal. it becomes a little bit more elaborate to keep it fair. >> reporter: the city manager says the city's attorney has written up a three-page agreement detailing exactly how the toss will transpire. >> i will actually write heads and tails on equal size pieces of paper and put them into a hat and then they both open them at

the same time. >> reporter: a regular quarter won't cut it. >> we'll actually use a dollar coin which is stipulated in the agreement and then we'll do it just like a football game. we'll flip it in the air and let it land on the ground and then determine whether it's heads or tails. >> that was brittany price reporting. the lubbock avalanche journal is reporting the coin toss will happen around 1:30 eastern time. j. >> facebook's ipo goes public today meaning the public can buy the website's stock. today's talk back question, if could you change something about facebook, what would it be? i'll have your responses next.

we asked you to talk back on one of the big stoirs of the day. the talk back question is if you could change facebook, what would it be? steve says make timeline an option. i would add a thumbs down or dislike button. this from walter, i would force operating changes from profiles without permission from the owners. then add a dislike button. this from diana. make privacy settings more user friendly and get rid of

timeline. that was the theme to your responses this morning. you hate timeline. maybe it will change. we'll see. we are following a lot of developments in the cnn newsroom. let's check in with aliso alison kosik. >> reporter: consider this the super bowl of marketing events. facebook is selling its stock to the public within the hour. that is the expectation. i'll have the latest coming up. i'm ed lavandera in dallas. i'll have the story of the arrest of the mysterious highway shootings in northwest mississippi. i'm dan lothian at the white house. two summits this weekend. one at camp david and the one in chicago. i'll have more on that in the next hour. also coming up, fired up and

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good morning to you. happy friday. i'm carol costello. the stories we are watching right now. mass chaos in kentucky. you hear them. neighbors screaming and police running in to takedown a shooter. how the argument went so wrong. you have to like history in the making. facebook is about to become one of america's largest companies and make mark zuckerberg one of the world's richest men. a look at spacex, the look at the intergalactial travel. get ready for this. are you ready to friend facebook? you have a chance to buy the media empire. it is the most talked about

initial public offering in years. the set price is $38 a share. this first wave will generate $16 billion. that makes it the most valuable ip tech in history. ali is here in new york with us. ali, is this warranted? >> reporter: for a couple of reasons. i have been getting tweeting all morning about overhyped and people stealing money. carol, this is not a public vaccination. it is an ipo. if you don't want to buy shares of facebook, don't buy shares of facebook. if you don't want to see my tweets, don't follow me. what if this is a real shift of the paradigm? we used to get aol discs and you have the portal and you have a clean search and page and the

box. the experts would tell you everything you need to know. facebook is betting the future is the community you create helping you curate your journey in life. if they arrive, that $38 on the wall behind me is going to look like a discount. if you are wrong, you don't haveto buy it. this is a moment in history. this is a big deal. this is a day that facebook grew up and became part of the serious world of big companies. >> having said that, because, the common man, i guess, for lack of a better term, won't be able to buy shares until the rich guy gets done. where will the shares be for the little guy? >> reporter: come back in an hour. it hasn't started trading yet. it takes a little while.

my guess is because this was so oversubscribed, meaning so many wanted to get in on it, the price will be higher than $38. some think $60. we worry about how much you and i can pay against the rich guys. here is the reason to buy a stock, not that you can get it cheaper, but if you can sell it for more one day. if you believe in it, buy it. if you don't believe that tale, don't go anywhere near the stock. >> okay. advice taken. i hope we can afford it by the time it gets to us. >> reporter: that's a good question. >> ali, thanks so much. the buzz builds up as we await facebook's big moment. we will take you behind the scenes of the nerve center. dan simon introduces us into the tradition of hack-a-thon.

we have to tell you about the big break in the mississippi case. a suspect now under arrest in the killing of two motorists along the desolate stretches of highway. this case stirred public fear and mistrust when the shooter could be posing as a cop. now that may not be the case. cnn's ed lavandera is in dallas. so who is this guy? who is this suspect? >> reporter: they found out about this suspect on tuesday when in the town of tunica, mississippi, not far away from where the shootings happened in mississippi. authorities get a call of a woman being raped. they rushed to the scene. they arrest the man who they believe was raping this woman. as they take him into custody, they find a .9 millimeter handgun on him. one detective notices as he looks at the gun and realizes it

matched the guns similar to the highway shootings a week before. the magazine from the gun is rushed off and gun rushed to the ballistics testing at the state lab in mississippi and it came back as a match. police arrested james willey. he will be charged with the two murders last week. >> let's talk about motive here. do police have an idea? a victim had his wallet stolen. >> reporter: you mentioned at the beginning and alluded to the fact that one of the theories that police warned people about is they are trying to wonder why in the world these people would pull over. what would cause someone to pull over in these early-morning hour at 1:00 or 2:00 in the morning for a total stranger.

they thought this may be a motive. authorities do not believe that is the case. that is the way this attacker carried out these murders. they still don't know what exactly the motive is. i'm told they will continue to try to interview him this morning. >> ed lavandera live for us this morning. we are waiting to hear from president obama. he is hosting two events this weekend. first at camp david where seven of the eight countries begin the g-8 summit today. only seven leaders will be there as vladimir putin was unable to attend. on sunday, two dozen heads of state meet in chicago for the two-day nato conference. both summits will cover afghanistan to the crisis in syria to europe's economic situation. bigger security responsibility for the united states. that's is what that means. both events are the equal of

hosting the world cup and world series in the same country for the same weekend. let's check in with dan lothian. we hear a lot about vladimir putin not showing up for the g-8 summit. why is that? >> reporter: the white house is downplaying friction here saying that president putin called president obama saying he could not make the trip here because he was busy forming his government there and getting settled back into a role that he once held as president in russia. there had been some speculation that the reason he pulled out was because he didn't want to come here and face the continuing pressure from the international community to take more decisive steps in dealing with syria and also iran. again, they are saying this is more a situation where he wanted to take care of his business there back at home instead of coming here. what's interesting is president obama shortly after that announced that he -- at least

the white house would not be going to the apex summit in russia in november. they say this is in no way in retaliation, but too close to the elections. >> we have to cutaway. president obama is talking about the global food supply and security issues. let's listen. >> dan glickman and everyone in the chicago council, we were originally going to convene with the g-8 in chicago. since we are not doing this in my hometown, i want to bring a bit of chicago to washington. it is wonderful to see all of you. it is great to see quite a few young people here as well. i want to acknowledge a good friend. we were just talking back stage. he was my inspiration for singing at the apollo. bono is here. it is good to see him. [ applause ]

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14 minutes past the hour. checking our top stories now. after all the hype and build up, will investors flock to friend facebook? the social networking giant priced at $38 a share. it values the company at roughly $104 billion. a major break in mississippi. police arrest a suspect accused in the murders of two motorists.

when 28-year-old james willey was arrested, he had the handgun used in the shootings. some analysts say president obama may tap the strategic petroleum reserve as sanctions on iran are put in place. that may mean 1 million barrels are off the table. it is a risky move. not just because the elections are six months away. it should only be used in cases of actual shortages of oil, not to lower prices. you know him as the vice president, but joe biden is taking on another role. attack dog. talking tough to voters during his made in ohio tour where the vice president stopped at several places. including a dairy queen.

he stopped at and ate dinner at a local spaghetti restaurant. he congratulated local crews. he bought ice cream cones for everyone. he slept in a hampton inn. it is part to shore up the street cred of the president. when it comes to mitt romney, his words could be an effective tool. >> he said, quote, i'll take a lot of credit for the fact that the industries come back. whoa! by the way, i'll take a lot of credit for a man having landed on the moon. >> that was biden poking fun at romney's role in the auto bailout. joining me is jason johnson. political contributor for 365.com.

joe biden wrapped up his ohio tour. he is trying to be a people person. is this working? >> it works great because romney doesn't have a counter right now. joe biden is the most believable person in the hard life. i know western pennsylvania and i know eastern ohio. biden is doing a good job for the president. >> but will it be enough? because president obama didn't do so well in 2008 with those voters in eastern ohio and western pennsylvania. he lost big time to hillary clinton. >> if you look at ohio, the purplest of swing states. you have senate bill five from last fall. it made john kasich very unpopular. the president is actually beating romney in ohio right now because a lot of voters, his

approval numbers are up side down for mitt romney. >> let's talk about the attack dog status of joe biden. sometimes he goes over the brink and says things he should not. i.e., same-sex marriage. it was interesting when biden was talking to voters in ohio, his people would not let him ask questions. >> he may be on punishment right now. what he did about talking about gay marriage. put him out of the white house. his off the cuff comments were great speaking to voters. he can't get in too much trouble and hopefully help obama in the election. >> i'm still intrigued by the types of things he is doing. when he was buying ice cream cones for people in the dairy

queen, someone yelled out and said can you buy us ice cream? he said you know what my salary is. it makes him not a millionaire. do those things resonate enough? >> they certainly resonate when you are comparing it to a mitt romney who says i don't know much about nascar, but i have friends who own nascar teams. which of the gentlemen can convince the public they understand the regular life better? the question is who does romney pick as his running mate. if he can find someone like biden. it will be a much closer race. joe biden is the only one who can speak to the midwest. >> people will not vote for joe biden. they will vote for president obama. how can biden convince them? >> unfortunately, our presidential elections are between two people. i always said it is a comparison between frasier and niles.

if joe biden can reinforce that, that is something the voters can believe in. >> jason johnson, thanks so much for being here. >> anytime. mitt romney has introduced his first election campaign ad of the season and it is not an attack ad. >> what would the presidency be like? day one, immediately approve the keystone pipeline. >> mitt romney has found his bridge to nowhere. it is not in alaska, but new hampshire. he will campaign near this bridge. the sawyer bridge. it was a bridge built in the 1800s. it doesn't look like that now. it is restored to its former glory. thing is, the bridge literally leads into nowhere. it leads into a field. it is part of a planned city

park and you guessed it, the bridge was restored with $150,000 in federal stimulus money, something mr. romney will say was a waste of taxpayer money. we'll keep you posted. we are awaiting facebook stock to go public. it can happen any minute now. this is a live look at the nasdaq. coming up, we will show you facebook's nerve center and show you the employee tradition of hack-a-thon. 2% on groceries. 3% on gas. automatically. no hoops to jump through. no annual fee. that's 1% back on... wow! 2% on my homemade lasagna. 3% back on [ friends ] road trip!!!!!!!!!!!! [ male announcer ] get 1-2-3 percent cash back. apply online or at a bank of america near you. ♪

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now is your chance to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. if you could change something about facebook, what would it be? we love facebook because it gives us direct access to you, something we never had in the past. i can actually have a conversation with you in real time. we wonder what the initial public offering will mean. now mark zuckerberg has to be accountable to shareholders. if you are kicking yourself because you can't get in look on the bright side. >> you can buy shares of

facebook for the first time ever. you can lose all your money in the same place you lost all your time. >> president obama says his daughters don't wile away on facebook. >> malia didn't get a phone until last year. sasha still doesn't have a phone. >> how old? >> malia is 13. she'll be 14 in july. we don't allow them to watch tv. >> facebook feeds your inner narcissism. whatever? seriously. many people value facebook and wonder if the ipo will change facebook for the better. the talk back question for you today. if you could change something about facebook, what would it be?

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candidate is accused of illegally funneling campaign funds to the mistress of the mother of his child. and president obama will meet with other world leaders for the g-8 summit. among the topics are iran and afghanistan and tapping global oil reserves to push down prices. facebook's big moment is approaching. this is the live picture of nasdaq where you will see in a minute. investors will soon buy a piece of the social media empire. let's take you to the company's nerve center. dan simon is outside the company headquarters in menlo park, california. are the champagne corking popping? >> reporter: i think there is more red bull. this was a long night for facebook employees. you know, normally this is the beginning of the workday for them. it is the end.

there have been helicopters hovering above us to mark this momentous event. $104 billion. what the employees did today was to symbolize to the world they are all about building this product, building new features. they have what is called a hackathon. the question becomes can they prove their value? here is one one of them had to say. >> there is no way mathematically you can actually say yes, it is worth 25 times revenues. i don't believe that. but i don't think you can argue it isn't worth it either. this is a company that transcends the metrics. >> reporter: there are always

some hold outs and facebook is blocked from certain countries. the question is can they continue to grow their user base? we talked to one venture capitalist to pose that question. >> obviously at some point they can't. how many people are there in the world? 7 or 8 billion? some percentage of those people are not connected. some countries are blocking out facebook. you have to look at the number of people who are signed up to facebook and say they are getting close to the maximum number. >> reporter: we all probably know people who just refuse to sign on to facebook for one reason or another. they kind of look at it as a badge of honor. meanwhi meanwhile, we're here in menlo park, california. carol, it was quite a night. this was a hackathon. we will see if the projects the employees were working on will make it to the facebook site. back to you. >> if you get back into the

hackathon, i have an idea, because my facebook friends have spoken. people hate timeline. they want it to go away. can you tell them that? >> reporter: i will go and tell them that. i have to say it was controversial when it first came out. i think gradually, most people have come to accept it. apparently, you haven't, carol. i will tell them that. >> it is not just me. people are responding in droves. they hate it. dan simon, thank you. we are minutes away from the first shares of facebook being traded. alison kosik is at the nasdaq. that number is unchanged. >> reporter: that is right because facebook shares are not open to the public. this is turning into the nail biter. i'm watching people here on the floor of nasdaq. they are waiting for the first official trade. what is going on behind the scenes is the delay which is normal with any ipo.

especially this one that's got tremendous demand with one investor saying this kind of demand is nothing short of pandemonium. the underwriters and institutional investors. if you have the portfolio that met the requirements to get in at $38 a price, all of those people are buying facebook shares at the ipo price. they will buy them and they will hold them until facebook actually goes public and opens up all of the shares to the public to the average person who can do their best. i wish them luck to get a low price on this one. >> me, too. i'll keep my fingers and toes crossed. alison kosik live for us this morning. president obama is a democrat and mitt romney is a republican. why are they praising two previous presidents from the opposite parties? our political buzz panel tackles that one. baceveryw he, ery te.

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political buzz is your rapid fire look at the political topics of the day. three questions and 30 seconds on the clock. we have maria cardona and mccalister with us as well. welcome to both of you. >> good morning. >> good morning. >> mitt romney's campaign

released its first general election ad and it's not an attack ad. >> what would a romney presidency be like? day one, president romney immediately approves the keystone pipeline creating thousands of jobs. president romney produces thousands of jobs. he begins to replacing obama care. >> he will have a busy day one. he will get the keystone going and take steps to kill obama care. can he do it all in one day? lenny? >> yes, he can. these are the type of solutions that america wants and with republicans controlling congress in a president romney in place, we can get the keystone in place and get the job creators away from the regulations and get

them back to creating work in america and get to the policies that president obama said he would do in 2008 and hasn't do. >> maria. >> let's see, repealing obama care, he would want to take away life-saving protections away from millions of children. keystone was on the road and some of the oil stayed in the country. with tax reform, that means slashing tax rates for millionai millionaires. that means at the harm of the middle class. will he do it? no, carol, because he will not be elected. >> okay. you are split this morning. second question. it is a little confusing on the campaign trail these days. romney keeping invoking bill clinton, a democrat. president obama, keeping invoking a republican, ronald

reagan. what is the strategy here? >> it does make your brain hurt and it is only may. the strategy is each campaign is trying to get a surrogate on the other side to be one of the people who approve what they are doing. the problem for romney is bill clinton is actually campaigning for obama and supporting obama. i think that falls a little flat when you see that the president is invoking and supporting president obama. what obama is saying about reagan is true. reagan raised taxes 11 times. he put amnesty. yes, he would be a raging liberal in today's republican party. >> lenny. >> the difference is, number one, if we did a seyance and brought back president reagan, we would be scared. this is a guy who can work both sides of the aisle and get movement done in washington. senator obama said he would change the tone in washington. he has not done that.

he has been one of the hyper partisan presidents in the history of america. president romney can come in and do what reagan and clinton did. he can move the economy. unlike obama over the last four years. >> to the buzzer beater. joe biden. not joe the plumber, but close. >> the spokesperson for president obama's campaign, the new attack ad is quote, bs. then biden says i cannot understand words when you spell them out. then an aide said it is time for somebody to go to b-e-d. i don't want to go to sleep. joe? put on your footie pajamas. >> biden is goofy to some and comforting to others. >> he can, carol.

the administration knew that biden speaks off the cuff. they think that is good. it makes him credible and real. all thinks that romney is not. he is able to appeal to those voters. they won enough of them in '08 for obama to win the presidency. i think he will pull it off again. >> lenny. >> they didn't win those votes in 2008. the mccain/palin ticket lost those votes. >> i said enough of them. >> they lost those tickets. they will not win those votes. if he gets a safe vp choice, it will be vice president biden providing pitfalls for obama. they have to explain throughout the election cycle and will have a hard time doing it. >> thanks for playing today. marie and lenny. >> thank you, ladies. god bless. van valen abruptly postpones

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♪ van halen postpones 31 concerts with no explanation. now fans are wondering why and hoping the shows won't be canceled permanently. a.j. hammer, any clue as to why

they did this? >> reporter: it's a great mystery. it is a big announcement. no explanation was given. no word on when the appearances might be made up. they are still scheduled for a dozen shows through june. tickets are still available for the st. louis show and every concert scheduled on the tour. van halen got together a long time ago back in 1974. they have had a turbulent history that is legendary. this tour had fans excited because original lead singer david lee roth is back with the band. roth left the band in '85 after a fight with van halen. he was replaced with sammy hagar. maybe there is a health issue at play here. since the band is not offering any information, we will have to wait and see what caused this.

>> let's talk about another rock legend. mick jagger who rarely cancels concerts. we are talking something else. >> reporter: he is bringing his magic back to "saturday night live." this is his first time hosting the show. i can't wait for this. he hasn't just appeared as a musical guest. he has been in funny sketches in the past on the show. they are highlighting the skills in magical promos. >> i'm mick jagger. watch me on "snl." >> i wish i was magical like you. >> you can be. >> righteous. >> that is terrible. what a waste of magic. >> reporter: he is a funny guy. i think it is a perfect way to wind down the season of "snl." >> thank you for sharing. we needed to laugh.

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now to someone who is making their mark. 77-year-old rankin paynter bought everything from the kentucky k-mart and donated it all to charity. he hopes he will inspire more people to give back. i'm humbled. if you don't catch it this weekend, you will not see it for another ten years. i'm talking about the solar eclip eclipse. for people in one part of the country, it promises to be a spectacular show this sunday. rob marciano has more. >> remember how the moon was so close to us a few weeks ago? >> the supermoon?

>> yes. you see the ring of fire around the sun. you won't see another one of those for 10 if not 20 years. it is really rare. if you are able to see it, you should take advantage of it. maybe get in a plane and head out west as well. let's take the weather. we'll run down where you can see it. east of the mississippi, you will not see it. you are looking at the bottom corner of the screen. west texas, lubbock will see it as the sun is setting at 7:30 in the evening on sunday. this is all sunday. albuquerque starts at 6:30 local time. then the sun sets. a lot of the national parks will be great spots to see it. make sure you have a fairly flat western horizon. reno is a great spot and redding, california a great spot. if you have a boat, south of the aleutian islands. >> seriously, in the grand

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we asked you to talk back on one of the big stories of the day. the question this morning, if you could change facebook, what would it be? mark said i would change the security and privacy. and jamie said get a dislike button. you don't want to say liking the status when somebody posts that somebody died, that is disrespectful. the conversation is going at facebook.com/carolcnn. an unmanned rocket is going on a mission to the international space station and the ceo of spacex says it is risky. cnn's john zarrella talks about the event. >> reporter: the mission is unprecedented. it is for many in the space business, hold your breath and

cross your fingers time. after months of delays, a commercial company's spacecraft is attempting to make history. there is, says spacex ceo's high anxiety. >> despite that, there is still a significant risk. >> reporter: risk because a handful of nations have ever done this before and before now, no commercial company has ever attempted it. once in orbit, the unmanned spacex dragon capsule will rendezvous with the space station. astronaut don pettit will reach the robotic arm and grab it and berth it to the station. >> it is hard technology to develop. of course, we need to prove we have done it correctly. i think there is a good chance

that we don't quite succeed on the first time, but i'm confident we will succeed on the second or third. >> reporter: there is, quite literally, a lot riding on this. with limited dollars, nasa decided to retire the shuttle, develop a new rocket to take humans on deep space missions to mars and turnover to commercial companies the job of ferrying cargo and astronauts to the station. several companies are developing vehicles for the job. spacex is the first ready to try. >> so it can actually carry the same number ever people as the space shuttle. >> reporter: last year, musk showed off the spacecraft that orbited the earth. a precursor to the mission. musk, the co- founder of paypal has no illusions. >> when i started